All the hugely popular TV series that are making a comeback this year

Back to the future

F.R.I.E.N.D.S is coming back to your TV screens! We kid, we kid. But wouldn’t you love it if you could see just how neurotic a father Ross Geller was to a teenaged Emma, or whether Joey Tribbiani is really living in the Bings’ basement (we’ll pretend Joey never happened)? Or just how badass a middle-aged Phoebe Buffay is? We certainly would.

Shows and movies that you grew up with (no matter how cheesy they were)—have a lasting impact on your psyche. Bad days have been banished by binge-watching old favourites and memories of your own pop up as you reminisce—going back to old faves is like curling up in a warm, old blanket. Take the nostalgia forward, as the TV gods have blessed us with revivals of some of our old favourites.

1 / 4

Fuller House

Did you ever think you’d see Kimmy Gibbler all-grown up, a businesswoman and ex-wife to a hot hot hot man? The sequel to eight seasons of Full House, Fuller House hit our screens in February 2016—bringing back DJ Tanner as a widowed mom of three, with best friend Kimmy and sister Stephanie chipping in to raise the family. Tanners and honorary Tanners make frequent appearances on the Netflix-revived 13-episode series and it has already been taken up for a season two. You asked, and ‘you got it, dude!’

2 / 4

Gilmore Girls: Seasons

The fast-talking, pop-culture spouting mother-daughter duo, Lorelai and Rory Gilmore piqued our interest for seven seasons as they tackled life in a small town while binge-drinking coffee (coffee IV, anyone?). Get set for more mother-daughter-grandma shenanigans, fragile relationships and town hall meetings in the picture perfect town of Star’s Hollow. This year, we’re set to receive a limited series run of the show, tentatively titled ‘Gilmore Girls: Seasons’, on Netflix, consisting of four 90-minute episodes. While no release date has been shared yet, sit tight with your ‘coffee please, and a shot of cynicism’—while you stalk the stars on Twitter for a behind-the-scenes update.

3 / 4

Prison Break

Michael Scofield may have died in the fourth and final season, but on TV, nothing lasts forever. Because both he and Lincoln Burrows will return to the Fox drama in its new avatar. While the show is all set to make a comeback with a nine-episode event series, the only thing we can promise is that the male leads will likely be hotter than ever. No further details are known, including release dates.

4 / 4

X-Files

The truth is out there. After nine seasons and two films, the show was brought back by Fox for a 10th season limited episode run: six glorious episodes, aired between January and February 2016. While Mulder and Scully made a return to your TV screens and David Duchovny has expressed an interested in another renewal, the future remains uncertain. For now.